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Comment Re:Here's a silly question (Score 1) 111

That theory (whatever it may have been called if it ever formally was) has been largly discounted by many. Dark matter is surmised to exist because spiral galaxies seem to spin faster along their outer edge than would be expected were extra mass not there. On the other hand were there black holes along the outer edge of those galaxies one would expect to observe visible orbiting bodies around them.

Comment Re:First $#*! (Score 1) 821

Indeed, even the Romans seemed somewhat squeamish with the concept of hell (or the concept that one could return from hell). The Gospel of Nicodemus was banned by the Council of Nicea on the grounds that it must be a forgery by early Christians to convert Pagans. It is full of references to hell. In it Jesus goes to hell and rescues various saints and Biblical characters deemed worthy to escape. There also seem to be allusions to the fact that He may one day return to rescue everyone there.

Comment Re:First $#*! (Score 1) 821

Back in my Sunday school days (before I became of age to make such decisions) it was explained that proof of hell was Luke 16:24 -

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

I think the writing was before the Council of Nicea but still seems very much like the Star Trek God.

Comment Re:Tastes great (Score 1) 267

Probably, capsaicin is an organic molecule. It would tend to be more soluble in organic solvents such as the oils in fat than water. Water is inorganic so capsaicin is less soluble in it. Ethanol is an organic solvent and dissolves many organic compounds. I would think beer would work better than milk or yogurt.

Comment Re:The followup (Score 1) 13

If there was more money to win then [sic] the value of the cumulated kittens i would watch them die. On the other side, i pick snail in the street to free them in the grass or near tree. This is not a contrdiction, i am enlightened.

It would depend on how the issue was framed. The experiment was designed to show where moral and ethical issues overcome financial incentive in others on an individual basis but just as in any statistical analysis the wording (or in the case the conditions of the experiment)has or should, if properly conducted, a tremendous influence on the outcome. The question is was the original experiment moral and ethical.

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